Earlier this year LeBron said it wasn't his job to be a scorer, so maybe he's getting offended by people saying Kobe's good at being not only a scorer but a facilitator, which is what LeBron does. Either way, LeBron comes across as sour with this one

He comes off as being jealous to me. Maybe it eats at him that Kobe is excelling at the style of game that he prides himself on? After all, it's the thing that has sort of set him apart from Kobe. If Kobe can dominate in that same way, what does he really have left to distinguish himself from the Mamba?

The game changes, the players turnover, but the Mamba remains a constant!

"Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come."

What ? For years Kobe was blamed to be a ballhog, even when we won back2back the stereotype that he was a 1 on 5 player continued to live. And now he's averaging around 10 assists and shutting down all the haters. It's big .. It shows that even at this point of his career Kobe can pretty much do whatever he likes on the floor whether it is scoring or facilitating. If he did this throughout his carrer he could've had a crap load of triple-doubles, but it just wouldn't be his game.

Now when he shows that he could average 8-10 assist a night all the sceptics and haters watch in disbelief, because the one thing they could still hate on Kobe about (ballhogging) is becoming irrelevant. I agree that Lebron can say whatever he wants, 'cause he's the champ and all, but you gotta respect it .. I'd like to see him having the ability to be this versatile at age 34 ..

I feel like Lebron has the right to say what he wants right now. He backs up his mouth with his game. It would be nice if he never opened his constant running mouth since he went to Miami, but he never said anything wrong nevertheless.

Some of you guys are acting like some scrub said this who is completely below Kobe. Lebron feels like he's the best in the game and Kobe feels like he's the best in the game as well. In my mind, they should say whatever they want, they have their game to back it up.

LeBron can say whatev he wants blah blah blah, that doesn't mean as fans we cant have an opinion either. Its more than just a simple answer to a question he answered. What's he mean "he doesn't buy it"? Kobe cant facilitate or keep it up? Or he wont? Dudes just mad. Seems like kb24 hit a lil soft spot with all the assists hes been racking up. This comment sounds snide to say the least but oh well I hope we pull 1 out in southbeach come sunday. It will make it that much more sweeter.

The guy is the best player in the league by orders of magnitude. Kobe was in his league in his prime, maybe even better, Durant can't even carry his jock, the fact that he gets MVP run is a joke. Lebron will dominate the league for the next several seasons, and he can say whatever he wants, because he backs it up with his game. Kobe is playing great, but he is a scorer, look at last night, when the S hit the fan, Kobe turned into a scorer, because that is what he is.

He comes off as being jealous to me. Maybe it eats at him that Kobe is excelling at the style of game that he prides himself on? After all, it's the thing that has sort of set him apart from Kobe. If Kobe can dominate in that same way, what does he really have left to distinguish himself from the Mamba?

How has Kobe excelled at lebrons game. Because he's done it a total of 6 games while lebrons done it his whole career while averaging almost 30 points